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On Atherton Road, in Hindley Green
What it's like at WN2 4TB: every home that has sold on Atherton Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 15 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Atherton Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
11 of the 475 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 857, Atherton RoadTerraced | Jul 2017 | £104,000 | 83 m² | £1,253/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859, Atherton RoadTerraced | May 2017 | £75,000 | 99 m² | £758/m² | 4 |
| 861, Atherton RoadTerraced | Aug 2003 | £58,000 | 92 m² | £630/m² | 2 |
| 863, Atherton RoadTerraced | Dec 2019 | £88,000 | 88 m² | £1,000/m² | 2 |
| 864, Atherton RoadTerraced | Dec 1998 | £33,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 866, Atherton RoadTerraced | Feb 2026 | £155,000 | 91 m² | £1,703/m² | 3 |
| 867, Atherton RoadTerraced | Dec 2016 | £104,000 | 107 m² | £972/m² | 2 |
| 869, Atherton RoadTerraced | Sept 2022 | £195,000 | 100 m² | £1,950/m² | 2 |
| 870, Atherton RoadTerraced | Nov 1997 | £33,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 871, Atherton RoadTerraced | Jul 2003 | £59,995 | 68 m² | £882/m² | 2 |
| 875, Atherton RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2013 | £111,000 | 66 m² | £1,682/m² | 2 |
| 877, Atherton RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2010 | £69,350 | 75 m² | £925/m² | 1 |
| 878, Atherton RoadTerraced | Aug 2011 | £68,000 | 77 m² | £883/m² | 1 |
| 882, Atherton RoadTerraced | Nov 2020 | £105,000 | 68 m² | £1,544/m² | 3 |
| 884, Atherton RoadTerraced | Aug 2000 | £35,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 886, Atherton RoadDetached | Jan 2013 | £175,999 | 309 m² | £570/m² | 2 |
| 887, Atherton RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2022 | £100,000 | 90 m² | £1,111/m² | 2 |
| 888, Atherton RoadDetached | Apr 2020 | £275,000 | 146 m² | £1,884/m² | 2 |
| 889, Atherton RoadTerraced | Oct 2020 | £76,500 | 54 m² | £1,417/m² | 4 |
| 891, Atherton RoadTerraced | Jan 2023 | £90,250 | 62 m² | £1,456/m² | 1 |
| 893, Atherton RoadTerraced | Nov 2010 | £70,000 | 72 m² | £972/m² | 1 |
| 895, Atherton RoadOther | Feb 2022 | £140,000 | 89 m² | £1,573/m² | 1 |
| 898, Atherton RoadSemi-detached | May 2025 | £205,000 | 90 m² | £2,278/m² | 4 |
| 899, Atherton RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2019 | £152,000 | 83 m² | £1,831/m² | 1 |
| 900, Atherton RoadOther | Sept 2020 | £175,000 | 93 m² | £1,882/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Daisy Hill, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 195k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is St John's Church, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 132, 983); 33 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hindley Green Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Westleigh School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 36.4 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Golborne High School (5.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (14.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Go Local Extra, 200 m away; Cornerstone Family Church (Hindley Green) (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westleigh Medical Practice (1.7 km), with Wigan Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Yvette Connor Hair Studio is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 6.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Swan is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Railway Tavern the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Eatock Lodge Nature Reserve, 1.8 km away; for exercise, Hindley Pool (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 26 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
22 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Makerfield constituency: Andy Burnham MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2026. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 5,399 (13.4%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Reform UK 32%, Conservative 11%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
9 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WN2 4TB →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Atherton Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 365 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 11 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.4% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 3.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Formby · about 43 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 56 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.